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Stichill Mill

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📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.63006, -2.46868

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Skylark
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Skylark
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Yellowhammer, Skylark, Song Thrush +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellowhammer, Skylark, Song Thrush +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Ringlet, Pale Pinion, Dark Chestnut +66 more · last seen 2018; Insects — Ringlet, Pale Pinion, Dark Chestnut +66 more · last seen 2018

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Nipplewort, Reed Canary-grass, Alder +198 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Nipplewort, Reed Canary-grass, Alder +198 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Orache, White Dead-nettle +21 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Borders Abbeys WayWalking route109 km

Named routeLength 109 kmRound tripNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

4 Abbeys CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 4Round tripRegional cycle route

NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to InnerleithenCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Kelso Green RouteCycling route30 km

Named routeRef greenLength 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Kelso Yellow RouteCycling route39 km

Named routeRef yellowLength 39 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Kelso Red RouteCycling route53 km

Named routeRef redLength 53 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Border LoopCycling route

Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,578 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,578 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

springsummer

2025

Yellowhammer · Skylark · Song Thrush · Chiffchaff · Swallow +46

YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MagpiePica pica
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DipperCinclus cinclus
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
CootFulica atra2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,578 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

springsummer

2025

Yellowhammer · Skylark · Song Thrush · Chiffchaff · Swallow +46

YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MagpiePica pica
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DipperCinclus cinclus
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
CootFulica atra2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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